Mayor John Geesnell Yap II bared that the city government is looking to file appropriate charges against a Coronavirus disease (Covid)-positive patient who allegedly sought confinement in a hospital but lied about his status.
This was the revelation of Mayor Yap in an exclusive interview over NEWSMAKERS on April 16, 2021 hosted by the mother and son tandem of Ardy & Chandymar Araneta-Batoy.
Reports said that a person who is Covid-positive allegedly asked to be admitted in a local hospital in Tagbilaran but lied about his condition.
As a consequence, the patient was placed in the non-Covid emergency area of the hospital.
The reports add that the patient asked to be admitted on the evening of April 15, 2021.
As this developed, several health care workers in the said hospital are now in isolation.
Moreover, Yap said that he will also file a complaint before the employer of the Covid-positive person for appropriate disciplinary action.